Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-29
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SENATOR SHERMAN offered a motion in the
Senate on the 10th inst, that the Presidents
message and accompanying documents be re-
ferred TO the Committee ON Finance, and gave
notice that after the holidays he would ad-
dress the Senate on the subject Mr.. Pugh
offered the following resolution, and proc ceeded
70 addfess the senate IN support OF It: Ike
solved, That the most important and pressing
duty OF the present session Of Congress 10 to
revise and so amend existing internal tax and
tartn laws as Go reduce the annual revenues to
be collected therefrom TO the necessary wants
OF the Federal goyernment, and no more than
Il needs TO pay it's matured debts and discharge
its obligations under the laws OF Congress with
out cripplng or deranging any Am erican indus
tries or business or interests connected with
the subjects OF tariff axaton or interfering with
the Just rights OF American working people, in.
tended to be secured to them by the Incidental
effects OF revenue duties, to share in the Joint
product OF the labor and capital employed
In American mining and manufacturing
indsstTiss dsss5ss II to ,I be & full measure OF the
the labor OF those engaged in similar indus
tries in Europe. Resolved, That the Senate will
concur In no Joint resolution for the final adj
journment OF the present session of Congress
until after the passage of such remedial laws as
are specified in the foregoing resolution"
bill was introduced by Senator Stewart provid-
ing for the appointment OF Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices, to sit at Washington,
and have jurisdiction to hear and decide con-
tested land cases. In the Honse the Speaker
announced the appointment Of the Committee
Randall, Mills, Reed, and Cannon.
Mr.. CALL called up in the Senate on the goth
inst, his resolution to print the memorial OF
the Utah Constitutional Convention in the
Record and asked that 1t be adopted. Mr. Ed
munds preferred that the resolution be re-
ferred to the Committee on Territories, which
now had jurisdiction of the matter. This gave
rise to a warm debate between the two Senators,
in which others finally joined, and Utah
affairs for two or three hours occupied the
n ha Knua
from various States were presented in favor of
Mr.. Blair's educational bill and also petition
from citizens OF Pennsylvania protesting against
the admission Of Utah as a STATE. Mr.. Allison,
from the Committee on Finance, reported bill
TO regulate the importation OF foreign merchan-
disc and to secure uniformity in the classifiea-
ton thereof. Mr. Teller, from the
Committee on Public Lands, report
ed a bill to quiet the title OF
Davis, from the committee on pensions, re-
ported a a Bill to place the name OF Mrs. Logan.
roll at the rate OF $4,000 a year and asked for
its immediate consideration. The President
has sent the following nominations to the
merchandise in the district Of Chicago.
justice of the supreme court Of the
New York, to be additional Circuit Judge for
the Second Judicial Circuit. Edward Bing-
ham. OF Ohio to be Chief Justice OF the Su-
Martin " Montgomery, OF Michigan to be
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
OF the District OF Columbia VIM J.
for the Southern District Of Illinois.
Newton w. Mcconnell OF Tennessee, to be
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of the Ter
United States Emery B. Sellers, district OF
Indiana; George y. Pritchett. District of Ne
braska; Thomas e. Hayden, District OF Ne
vadn; George s. Peters Of Ohio, Territory OF
Utah Whitaker M. Grant OF Iowa, District of
Alaska. To be Marshals OF the United
of Virginia; William NJ. Nixon, Eastern Dis
trict OF Tennessee James w. Emerson, East
ported That the coal opsratora in the I.ehigh re.
gion are now importing or are about TO import
OCO Belgian miners under contract to take the
places of the miners now on strike in that sec
tion, and requested the President TO notify the
officials of the Treasury Department OF these
facts and urge them to use special efforts to
prevent the landing Of the Belgian miners and
to see that the law against the importation OF
labor under contract is strictly enforced. Re-
ferred TO the Committee on Labor
THE introduction OF the holiday recess resolu-
tion in the Senate gave rise to a violent attack
upon the Administration by Mr.. Plumb. Mr..
Beck suggested that it was hardly the occasion
for n discussion Of the Presidents policy.
running debate followed that had very little
bearing upon the resolution, which was hnally
carried by a vote of 81 to 10. Bills were intro
duced in the Senate as foltoWs % ny ohio @ NoTr. Tn.
diana, and Illinois to sue the United States
in the Supreme Court for any moneys
claimed to be due them on account Of the sales
of public lands by Senator mgalls-To amend
section of the act for the adjustment OF rail
road land grants SO as to provide that where
the lands in question have been sold for State
and county taxes and the grant afterward for
feited the purchasers OF the lands shall have
for one year prior right to purchase the lands
from the United Stat s at the Government
price. bill passed providing for the uP-
pontment by the President OF Fish Commits.
sioner at a salary of 5000 In the House OF
Representatives Mr.. Randall submitted a par
tiai report from the Committee on Rules, recon-
committees.